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 TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by Phant0mStranger: 8:23pm On Dec 30, 2024 |
Yet to see anyone hate this casting ☠️💀
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| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by Phant0mStranger: 7:35pm On Dec 30, 2024 |
Rumors has it that Lobo will reportedly appear in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow 💀💀 |
| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by Phant0mStranger: 7:32pm On Dec 30, 2024 |
🚨🚨🚨 UPDATES 🚨🚨🚨🚨 Jason Momoa has officially been cast as Lobo in the DCU
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| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by Phant0mStranger: 7:26pm On Dec 30, 2024 |
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| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by Phant0mStranger: 8:16am On Dec 29, 2024 |
🚨🚨🚨 UPDATES 🚨🚨🚨🚨 Trayan Milenov-Troy (Rogue One, MI: Rogue Nation, SW: Last Jedi) will serve as Fight coordinator for SUPERGIRL: Woman of Tomorrow! Filming begins in England on January 2025.
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| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by Phant0mStranger: 11:29am On Dec 25, 2024 |
What are some of the things you are paying attention to and the challenges you’re facing in rebooting a hero that almost everyone in the world knows? The biggest challenge is that everyone in the world knows who Superman is and where he came from. Some of that’s a benefit, like we don’t go into origin stories in this. Practically everybody knows that Clark Kent came here in a rocket as a baby, sent by his Kryptonian parents, and a farm couple adopted him. So, we don’t have to go through all that. That’s a benefit, in a way. But also, so many people in this world are so intimately attached to Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman—The Big Three. They have specific ideas about what that character is to them. Most people have come up to me and said, ‘I never really related to Superman because he’s just too powerful. I relate to Batman because he’s like the underdog.’ So that’s something I took into account from the beginning, that a lot of people don’t relate to him. I think it’s a little bit to do with how we see him at the beginning of the trailer, and the beginning of the movie, too. And other people like Superman because he can punch planets in half. So you’ve got to deal with all these different people who have different ideas of what Superman is supposed to be. And you have to deal with all of them and hopefully people are able to go and say, ‘Well, okay, I like my idea what Superman is. Let’s see what this idea of Superman is. Let’s, let’s sit down for two hours and watch this movie and see what it is.’ That’s what you’ve got to do with the DCU, because things are going to keep changing and evolving. A lot of people keep telling me, ‘Oh my god, you made this trailer just for me! I can’t believe it!’ And you know, other people are going to feel differently about it, but they can still enjoy the story and enjoy how our view of Superman is, or whatever other DC character there is. Let’s talk about Rachel Brosnahan. Tell us about your version of Lois Lane. Lois is a journalist of the highest order. She believes in the truth pretty much at almost any price. And that makes her a real force to be reckoned with. One of the things I love the romance between Lois and Superman in the original Donner film is it was really beautiful. But in a way, it was a little of Lois being ‘Goo-goo-ga-ga’ over Superman, right? Because he flies around, and he can pick up buildings. And I wanted to see, why does Superman love Lois so much? So, from the beginning, we did chemistry reads with Superman and Lois. And David and Rachel got these roles, not because they were just individually great as those characters—but together as a couple, they bounced off of each other in an incredibly dynamic way. From the very beginning, you start to see why she is as strong of a force as Superman, just in a different way. And why someone, as cool and as good looking and as powerful as Superman would be in love with her. he’s the one who’s lucky at the end of the day. Superman is amongst the most adapted superheroes on the screen. There must be an enormous amount of pressure on taking on this story. Did you pull inspiration from past films or series, or did you feel you needed to come at it with a whole new angle? Yes, definitely. There are all sorts of things from the other movies that I was impressed by. Seeing the Donner movie as a kid was very cool for me, and I loved it. I took a lot of stuff from that. Zack Snyder did a lot of amazing things with action, and I took a lot of stuff from that, and already have before then. I took a lot of different things from different time periods. But I really go back to the comic books, because I’m first and foremost a comic book fan. I really took more inspiration from the comics than I did from the film adaptions. What are you personally most excited for audiences to discover when they watch the teaser trailer? I’m excited for people to see all the different elements of the teaser trailer. The big silver age science fiction stuff, the romance, the action beats, Krypto. And the one really, kind of potent line to me in the trailer that moves me, is when he says “Krypto, take me home”. And Krypto starts dragging Superman home. And that’s at the end of the day, what this is about. For me, it’s about bringing the innate goodness of Superman, bringing it home. Bringing this character home, bringing our battered world to a brighter place of healing and bringing that home. And hopefully Superman can be a symbol of that as well. I think that this is the right time for this movie, and I’m excited about people seeing the trailer. And I’m even more excited because the trailer really is a good representation of the film, I think it is an authentic representation of what the film is. And I just can’t wait for people to see the full movie in July. Source: https://thescreenbrief.com/james-gunn-interview-superman-teaser-press-launch/ 1 Like |
| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by Phant0mStranger: 11:20am On Dec 25, 2024 |
You’ve had great success introducing fans to some lesser known and downright obscure comic book characters. How does approaching Superman differ from your previous comic book outings? Given that he’s the world’s most recognizable superhero. Yeah, him and Batman [are the most recognizable]. I think that it is different, because there are some core values to who Superman is, that maybe I didn’t feel that same way about Rocket Raccoon—who was a character who I took some elements from the comic but also created him in a different way within the MCU. And I think Superman, that sense of this goodness, of this hope, of this optimism of almost naivete, but not exactly. This belief in the goodness that he has of the human spirit. I think that is innate to the character, as well as some of the other values that Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster had there from the very beginning. There’s a very interesting easter egg in the teaser. It’s in the teaser to the teaser (the 30-second teaser). You can see Jerry and Joe’s grandkids who are in the Daily Planet. And they shot with us the whole time in the Daily Planet. So, they’re two of the reporters are in the background of the Daily Planet. I want to mention Krypto for a moment. Because there’s always this question… if Superman saves everyone, who saves Superman? I love the Krypto moment. Everybody’s going to be talking about Krypto and what his relationship is with Superman. You see a sort of simple version of his relationship with Krypto in the teaser. When you see the movie, you realize his relationship with Krypto is much more complicated. Krypto is based on my dog, Ozu, who is the world’s worst dog. He’s destroyed my entire house. We rescued him. He was raised in a woman’s backyard who was raising 60 dogs in a small backyard in poor section of Los Angeles, and he had never known humans, so he was just scared of me. He liked my other dog a lot, and sort of followed her, and then just destroyed all my stuff. And he was actually one of the inspirations for Krypto. Because I thought to myself, ‘well, thank God I don’t have a super dog like Krypto. And what if Krypto was as bad as Ozu was? We’d have a pretty difficult situation.’ And so that is one of ways that I started to see this, version of Superman in a much different way. And it was very creatively invigorating. Your superhero resume spans two different cinematic universes, and this is your first film in the new DC Universe. How do you feel this experience differs from your previous work on superhero films? It’s very different. I don’t think of Guardians or The Suicide Squad primarily as comedies, but certainly comedy was a big part of those movies. And it’s not that there’s no humor—there’s plenty of humor in Superman. But at the core of it, it really is something different. It’s a different sort of story, and it’s vulnerable for me to make that. Because the honest truth is, when I make a movie and then you show the movie to the audience, you got to sit with an audience watching the movie. And the easiest way that you know people like your movie is when they’re laughing, or if you’re making a horror movie, they’re screaming, and then also if they’re crying—which I got a lot of people to do with the last Guardians movie. So, I like those external things. And in this one, I really had to be sort of strict with myself when I was writing it and filming it. It’s all about the character. It’s about the actions. It’s a big deal. Shooting flying in a different way. And so, it’s just totally different from the movies that I’ve done in the past. Well, if you’re going to ask David to be vulnerable, then I think you’re going to need to be a little vulnerable. That’s absolutely true. You are used to making films about outsiders. However, Clark Kent, Superman is not one of those characters. So why did you choose this film to direct? Superman is in a lot of ways, an outsider. He is an alien from another planet. And I told the story earlier, to all the people here. There was a time when I was developing the Superman costume, with David Corenswet and Juliana, our costume designer. Zack Snyder ultimately chose not to include the trunks in the Superman suit for ‘Man of Steel’ (2013) And it was coming together, but it had the red trunks, it had the whole thing. And we really went back and forth a lot about the red trunks. I even talked to Zack Snyder about it. He said, ‘I tried like a billion versions with the trunks and just never got there.’ And I said, ‘I see how that’s the case.’ I didn’t know about the trunks. I wanted to use the trunks, but I couldn’t, I kept taking them off. And I came in, it’s very colorful, the trunks are on, and I’m like, ‘God, I don’t know. It’s just so colorful. David, how do you feel?’ He’s like, ‘I love it.’ And I’m like, ‘Really, it’s that colorful.’ And David said, ‘I’m an alien from outer space who can fly and lift buildings, and I shoot laser beams out of my eyes that can dissolve things. I want kids to not be afraid of me. So, what am I going to wear? That was really part of where the costume came from. I saw the character in a new way. And it also showed me how David, before we started even shooting, really took everything, every moment, very seriously in all his choices and what he would do. And he wants to not be scary to kids. I thought that was a pretty cool thing that I’ve kept in mind for the character ever since that moment. [bWriters and filmmakers are always talking about the importance of ‘killing their darlings’ I was wondering if you could share something about a particular ‘darling’ that you had to sacrifice in the making of Superman.”[/b] Oh, boy, that is a good question. And I’m so in the middle of editing. Of course, there are lines and moments of things, and I’m like, “oh I guess I have to cut that to make this thing move more elegantly.” Because at the heart of what I’m about as a filmmaker, first and foremost—and people are going to think this is funny coming from me who makes things that are thought of as outlandish. But for me, it’s always elegance above and beyond everything else. And that means that everything has to be fluid and smooth. And whether you’re making something crazily outlandish, something ridiculously grounded, something dark, something bright, there needs to be an elegance to it. For me, when it comes cutting stuff, I don’t I don’t have emotions over those things. I’ve been doing this for 30 years. I don’t have many emotions about killing my darlings. But at one point, I had a very different ending that I wrote to the Superman script that I went in and I told my wife about. I had written the first draft, and asked her, ‘and then what if this happens?’ And it was very different, and maybe I’ll be able to share that someday. That was hard. I had a pretty cool ending that was a little bit different than the ending we get—actually, a lot different. In this film, Superman fights Lex Luthor. What kind of conflict structure will be depicted in their battles and relationship? One of the things that was important to me was to make a Lex Luthor who was absolutely Superman’s equal. Maybe more that. You’ve got to be scared, and this Lex is scary. And it’s not just because he is a bad guy—because he’s pretty bad—but he has his reasons for thinking what he thinks, which we get into. And it’s a lot of ideological things about what Superman represents versus what he represents as the world’s most intelligent man. And so, it really is this battle of ideologies between the two of them and how they look at the world. One of whom is very generous in his point of view, which is Superman, and one of them is not very generous in his point of view, which is Lex. But also, his intelligence and his way of dealing with the sort of henchmen that Lex has around him makes him incredibly dangerous to Superman. And when you’re willing to fight, and there are no rules, you always have an upper hand over the person who’s willing to fight and has a lot of rules—which is Superman. Nicholas Hoult looks he looks great. He’s just doing tremendous stuff right now. When we were on set and Nick walked in there, he’s every ounce of the big time movie star you can imagine. And the women were swooning over Lex Luthor. And I’m like, ‘Oh, everybody loves a bad boy.’ 1 Like |
| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by Phant0mStranger: 10:57am On Dec 25, 2024 |
How Clark Kent’s humanity shapes the film How will you explore Clark Kent’s humanity in this film? That’s all the movie is about. This movie is about Clark Kent’s humanities. Yes, he’s an alien from another planet who’s super powerful, but he is also deeply, deeply human. He has emotions and feelings, and he, you know, every day he wakes up and tries to make the best choices he can, and sometimes he fails, and that’s what this movie is about. This is about a complex character, and I think that’s the thing that audiences are going to be completely surprised by. That you can’t really see in the trailer, is these complex relationships between Clark and Lois and Lex and Clark, and how they interact, and the different values they have and how they, you know, strengthen each other and make each other weaker. The music and score of Superman One thing you hear in this teaser trailer is that iconic score. I got immediately emotional as soon as you hear those bars. Tell us about your approach to bringing back the iconic score but putting your own flair to it. I knew from the beginning. John Murphy composed the score. He’s an incredibly talented guy who I love working with. And as soon as I finished the script, he was one of the first people I gave it to. I said, “start thinking of music for this. The one thing I’ll say is I do want to use the classic Williams score, but I want you to turn it and mutate it and turn it into your own thing that’ll represent this film and this story.” There’s a very powerful thing about it. There’s a slightly melancholy thing about it. And I think those are both parts of this very emotional and touching story that we’re telling through the movie. John Murphy not only wrote that theme, but he put together so much music for the movie that we then play on set and shoot to so that we know exactly what the score is now that score is baked into the movie. This was a very different movie, because music is always very important to me. A lot of times I’ve used a lot of pop songs throughout my movies, and that is not the case for Superman. This movie is basically about the score and so it has an incredibly important role in the film. I can’t wait for people to hear the whole score, because it does go into that whole Williams thing, and then it transforms into something else, and then it becomes something else again. It is a stunning piece of music. I can’t wait. How do you balance the darker elements of the DCU with the more hopeful and optimistic tone that is often associated with Superman? What can fans expect own for the new DCU under your leadership? The thing they can expect from the DCU is that every film and TV project, will have own vision. Some projects are going to be family oriented, like Superman. Other ones are going to be a little bit more adult oriented, like Creature Commandos. And so, they’re all going to be very different. Superman is interesting, because it’s not as if there’s not a lot of darkness in the film, I think, to be truly optimistic and to truly be hopeful—if everything’s going great and everything is perfect, it’s a lot easier. So, this isn’t Superman dealing with hope and optimism in light times. He’s dealing with hope and optimism in very difficult, hard times, dark times. And that’s what the movie is. 1 Like |
| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by Phant0mStranger: 9:53am On Dec 25, 2024 |
🚨🚨🚨 UPDATES 🚨🚨🚨🚨 James Gunn on Superman’s humanity, meeting fan expectations, and that iconic score Screen Brief was lucky to attend an exclusive Q&A with James Gunn for the launch of the Superman teaser this week. It was part of a series of press events across the world and took place a few hours after the in-person event in Los Angeles. Over 50 journalists from Australia, China, and the Asia Pacific region attended the virtual session over Zoom. We got to watch the trailer and had the opportunity to ask James Gunn questions about it. Here’s everything he had to say in conversation with moderator Erik Davis. What is the one thing you want audiences to know at this early stage of the process? James Gunn: I really want people to get a sense of what to expect from the film that comes out in July. I wanted to create a teaser trailer that gave the essence of what this movie is, without giving away too much of the plot. What can we expect from the new Superman? We can expect a Superman who is about the compassion of the human spirit, a Superman who is about kindness, love and compassion, while also being a very strong character. He is the best of humanity, even though he is an alien from outer space. I love how the teaser shows that it’s action packed, but there’s humor, there’s heart, there’s heartbreak, and there’s romance. There’s just a little bit of everything in this thing. That came naturally as the story evolved. It’s one of the things that’s a little bit different than some of the other Superman movies. It’s about Superman’s external struggle, but it’s also about his internal struggle. It’s about who he is as a person, where he comes from, his parents—both his Kryptonian parents, and his, human parents. And we get to know who this guy is on a real elemental level. And that brings in all those other elements too. On David Corenswet’s performance as Superman How does David Corenswet Superman differ from the previous versions of Superman? I really loved working with David Corenswet. David both has that optimistic boy scout quality that Superman has, both on screen and in real life, frankly, and a real down to earth-ness. Besides the fact that he’s this incredibly good-looking guy, he doesn’t have any sort of arrogance or ego in that way. But he is a really phenomenally trained actor who went to school at Juilliard and is just one of the best actors I’ve ever worked with. He’s incredibly nuanced, incredibly questioning all the time, figuring out how he can give the best performance. And there’s never a take that I look at after the dailies, and think he isn’t fully authentically Superman. He is Superman every moment he’s in the movie. And even the stuff where I’m cutting together the best performance is possible, his worst take is still great. What’s the first thing that comes to mind in terms of what David Corenswet has brought to this role? I think an extreme dedication. He was willing to do anything for this role in terms of preparation. Learning, reading the comics, working out. He went through a very, very long and arduous audition process in which hundreds and hundreds of people auditioned for the role of Clark Kent/Superman, and David won it. I said to David when he got hired “You’ve got to work on two things. You got to work on your shoulders, and you’ve got to work on your vulnerability.” And those were two things that he spent the next six months on. Getting bigger and working on elements of being vulnerable on screen. Which I think was a little bit more difficult for him, as it is also difficult for Superman. Speaking of vulnerable, I love the opening shot of this teaser trailer where he’s at his most vulnerable. I’ve never seen a Superman or comic book movie teaser start in that way—to put the hero in that place. And I thought that was such an interesting decision. I think it was an interesting decision. It shows us what we’re kind of dealing with here. We’re dealing with Superman, this symbol of really old-fashioned values and hope, and it’s an idea that’s been a bit battered over the years. Both that sort of concept of Superman and the concept of just kindness in general. And I think that this is about letting that be what it is, and allowing those traditional values to, manifest themselves in a completely new way. 1 Like 1 Share |
| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by Phant0mStranger: 3:50pm On Dec 24, 2024 |
🚨🚨🚨 UPDATES 🚨🚨🚨🚨 Flash in the DCU ⏳
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| Romance › Re: The Red Truth by Phant0mStranger: 9:04am On Dec 24, 2024 |
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| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by Phant0mStranger: 6:17am On Dec 24, 2024 |
🚨🚨🚨 UPDATES 🚨🚨🚨🚨 Creatures Commandos has been renewed for season 2 💪🔱 1 Like 2 Shares
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| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by Phant0mStranger: 12:13pm On Dec 21, 2024 |
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| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by Phant0mStranger: 12:11pm On Dec 21, 2024 |
Fun Fact: All this movies are all billion dollars gang 🤨🤨 1 Like 1 Share
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| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by Phant0mStranger: 10:48pm On Dec 20, 2024 |
🚨🚨🚨 UPDATES 🚨🚨🚨🚨 Superman runtime will be under 2 and half hours long 1 Like 1 Share
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| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by Phant0mStranger: 10:42pm On Dec 20, 2024 |
🚨🚨🚨 UPDATES 🚨🚨🚨🚨 Gunn debunks rumors of Superman production budget 1 Like 1 Share
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| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by Phant0mStranger: 9:48pm On Dec 20, 2024 |
🚨🚨🚨 UPDATES 🚨🚨🚨🚨 James Gunn confirms that Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow will begin filming in a few weeks 1 Like 2 Shares
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| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by Phant0mStranger: 9:46am On Dec 20, 2024 |
🚨🚨🚨 UPDATES 🚨🚨🚨🚨 Record breaking 🔱🔱💪💪 1 Like 1 Share |
| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by Phant0mStranger: 7:48am On Dec 19, 2024 |
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| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by Phant0mStranger: 7:45am On Dec 19, 2024 |
Hiding in plane sight Lex.
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| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by Phant0mStranger: 9:02pm On Dec 18, 2024 |
David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan ❤️❤️❤️💖💖
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| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by Phant0mStranger: 8:55pm On Dec 18, 2024 |
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| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by Phant0mStranger: 8:51pm On Dec 18, 2024 |
New look at Superman
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| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by Phant0mStranger: 8:48pm On Dec 18, 2024 |
🚨🚨🚨 UPDATES 🚨🚨🚨🚨 SUPERMAN teaser 🔱🔱⭕⭕⭕❄️❄️ Trailer releases tomorrow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbE8n146umc?si=JrLQ7hzfi4DU-sig |
| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by Phant0mStranger: 1:12pm On Dec 18, 2024 |
2. The Title Was Changed From Superman Legacy Because It Suggested Looking Back When The Movie Is About Looking Forward While series like Superman & Lois were able to take an approach that examines the history and past of Superman, the new film is much more about looking forward. With a limited lens and an ending in sight, this looking back worked well for Superman & Lois, although it is clear that the intent of the new film is entirely different. Gunn acknowledged this when discussing the former title Superman Legacy, saying "it felt too looking back." Gunn explained that "when you see this movie, you'll understand where Legacy comes from," emphasizing that some of those elements are still important to the story. Based on Clark's relationships with others, and the history of the characters, it appears that a more forward-facing idea of legacy will be explored in the film. How this is done remains to be seen, but Gunn seems adamant that the former Superman Legacy title makes sense with the film's plot and script. 1. Gunn Emphasized That Neither Clark Nor Superman Are The Man of Steel's Real Identity, But Rather Both Are James Gunn was asked about David Corenswet's casting, where he remarked on the importance of being able to play both Clark and Superman in the film. "It's not just Clark. It's not just Superman. It's Clark/Superman," Gunn said. Reflecting on this, it was important to find a performer who was able to embody both sides of the role. This was something Corenswet did well, which made him right for the part. Gunn continued, reflecting on how few people know the Man of Steel's identity in the film, saying "People said all sorts of different things. They said "Clark's the real one." They said "Superman's the real one and Clark's the secret identity." But I don't, and it says in my script on the second page - I don't believe either of those things. I don't think anybody knows Superman unless they know both of him." The explanation suggests that this duality will be explored in Superman, ensuring audiences themselves know both Clark and Superman by the end of the film. SUPERMAN! Flying into theater July 11, 2025 Source: https://screenrant.com/superman-2025-movie-james-gunn-set-visit-details-list/ 1 Like |
| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by Phant0mStranger: 1:01pm On Dec 18, 2024 |
5. Superman's Bright Costume Is Supposed To Make The Hero Look Less Frightening, Especially To Children Notably, the Superman costume is different from Batman's, and much of this comes from the fundamental purpose of that costume. Batman's suit is supposed to strike fear into the hearts of evildoers, but conversations surrounding Superman's trunks in the new movie came to a far different conclusion. Gunn reflected on this, saying "one of the things David said is that Superman wants kids not to be afraid of him." Superman's bright costume is not supposed to instill fear but is supposed to represent hope. People should not see Superman on the street and feel the need to run in the opposite direction. This is important to the hero and his perception, and much of this is communicated through the bright colors and even the use of trunks on his superhero outfit. 4. None Of This Movie Is Dedicated To Setting Up Anyone Outside The Core Cast When asked by our own Rob Keyes about how much of the movie was for setting up additional characters and threads, Gunn was succinct in his answer: "Zero." This may be a bit of a surprise considering how much Marvel, the template for a shared universe, works at balancing universe expansion with telling individual stories inside the same project. Instead, it appears that Gunn has narrowed the focus for this film to the core cast. Gunn continued with a little bit more detail, saying "If something's there just to set up something else, f*** it." This is a refreshing approach, especially after so many MCU post-credits scenes and even the DCEU post-credits scenes in Black Adam and Shazam! Fury of the Gods have not been fulfilled in their universes. It is therefore important that the new film understand its own focus, and it appears that Gunn is doing exactly that with Superman. 3. Of The Supporting Heroes, Mister Terrific Has The Biggest Role Edi Gathegi plays Mister Terrific in the film, and Gunn acknowledged that he will be the most important of the supporting cast of superheroes. Alongside Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl and Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardener, this is a significant reveal. When talking about this topic, Gunn explained "They're not just cameos, these are the characters... but Mister Terrific is the main character of those characters." While theories about Hawkgirl and Green Lantern have been shared, Gunn here makes it clear that all these superheroes are important to the plot of the film. That said, it seems Mister Terrific will have a larger role in the film, with Gunn revealing that "he actually has a big part of the plot." Regardless, all these memorable heroes are there for a reason, not just to set things up for the future. 1 Like |
| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by Phant0mStranger: 12:50pm On Dec 18, 2024 |
9. The Movie Has A Few Songs But Will Be Mostly Score The first tease of Superman's music has been made with the poster reveal, and the new film has been confirmed to contain mostly score for the music. While James Gunn's needle drops and use of music are an important stamp for the director, including his incredible opening theme for Peacemaker, it seems that will be less prominent in Superman. "It's much, much more of a score film," Gunn explained. Gunn clarified that there will still be songs, but that "it's not a soundtrack" in the ways that his previous projects have been. Paired with Gunn's comments about humor and comedy, it seems that Superman will be something of a stylistic departure from the rest of the director's work. It will be interesting to see whether Superman feels notably different compared to other James Gunn films with these characteristic differences. 8. Superman Draws From Sci-Fi & Fantasy For Its Approach In addition to pulling from the enormous history of DC media, both onscreen and off, Gunn made a few comparisons to other projects as inspiration. Speaking of the DCU as a whole, Gunn said that "it's fantasy, it's taking from other things like Game of Thrones." This is a world where superheroes exist, and constructing how those different facets fit into the world and society is an enormous task. In addition, Gunn spoke of the sci-fi gadgets pulled from Silver Age comic book inspiration. On Lex and his use of these tools, Gunn said "I think of him as like a sorcerer." With these influences in mind, it seems clear that Gunn's new universe is set to contend with enormous science fiction and fantasy details and influences in a way that feels sustainable and true to its own world. 7. Future DCU Plans Heavily Depend On The Success Of The Film Gunn was asked about how much future plans for DCU are dependent on the success of Superman, to which he answered: "A lot. I mean, we're not just going to keep making movies." The shape of the universe, and its next projects, will clearly be directed by the success of the film. Hopefully, Superman will resonate with audiences and find commercial and critical success. If it does not, however, there may be other alterations made to the shape of the DCU. The DCU's Justice League and other overarching story elements have likely found some shape behind closed doors, but little of that has been shared with the world. As Gunn and Peter Safran find the direction of their universe, and as audiences respond to the projects that are released, it seems that some changes may be made to what the future holds. How big those changes might be, and their impact on future projects, remains to be seen. 6. Top Gun: Maverick Influenced How Flight Scenes Were Shot One of the most important parts of any Superman story is capturing the feel and tone of flight. This is one of Superman's most important powers, and it can be used to contribute to all kinds of scenes, both in battle and in the larger story. From Gunn's description, it sounds like this was important to the film, especially in action and fight scenes, noting that "being able to shoot stuff in the sky like that is really hard." The filmmaker employed the use of drones in crafting these scenes, admitting that they took a lot of influence from Top Gun: Maverick. The Tom Cruise-starring 2022 hit resonated with audiences for its story and tone, but the craft of how it used flight and aerial combat contributed to the immersive feel of the film. Superman looks to use several of the same filmmaking tools to replicate that success. 1 Like |
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13. Superman's Casting Process Gave James Gunn One Of His "Greatest Moments In Filmmaking" Casting has been an important part of the new Superman film, and Gunn shared several details about a few of the performers. A number of people read for the main roles, and Gunn was quick to express that he loved Rachel Brosnahan as Lois and David Corenswet as Clark, saying "it was both of them as individuals" that drew him to their casting. From there, however, the director moved into chemistry readings together before finalizing the casting. Among the contenders for the Superman actors, the cast was mixed and matched in a way Gunn had not done on previous projects. When Corenswet and Brosnahan were put together, Gunn described seeing the chemistry between them as "something magic", and "one of [his] greatest moments in filmmaking." 12. Lois And Clark Already Know Each Other When Superman Begins In explaining how the film starts in the middle of all the action, and that much of the world already exists at the start of the film, Gunn mentions that "Lois and Clark already know each other" when the film begins. This is an important contrast to other Superman stories, including Superman and Man of Steel, which saw the two characters meeting for the first time. With that said, it is unclear exactly how well the two know one another when Superman begins. On the relationship between the two, Gunn didn't provide many concrete details. However, he did address the effectiveness of their relationship on-screen, stating: "I don't think it's something we've ever seen [in] any superhero movie ever." Considering some of his casting notes, and the chemistry between the stars, it seems the film may offer a special and unique look at the relationship between Clark and Lois. 11. Lex Already Hates Superman At The Start Of The Film There have been many excellent Lex Luthor actors, and each of these has brought something special to the role. It appears Nicholas Hoult's iteration will be no different in this regard based on some comments from Gunn. Most important, however, is the acknowledgment that Hoult's hatred of Superman will already be established in the world. Departing from stories like the DCEU and even the Christopher Reeve films, this conflict will already exist in some capacity. Gunn explained this by saying: "Lex hates Superman's guts from the beginning, although they don't know each other personally." Setting up this conflict with the idea of Superman will be important to Hoult's take on Luthor. Based on some of the other known details regarding Superman's Luthor, it seems the movie is primed to have a fascinating new look at the age-old rivalry. 10. Gunn Credits DC's Entire Past, Including Zack Snyder, As An Influence The new film has several influences, with Gunn explaining that much of the character's DC history was important to this iteration. He acknowledged the Richard Donner Superman and the DC animated universe as influences before revealing his greatest influence: "All-Star Superman, that influenced me more than anything." This is important, but what is also important is what the filmmaker said about the Zack Snyder films. Gunn also let the press know that the Zack Snyder films were also an inspiration for this new take. While there is still some lingering disappointment that Snyder's Justice League trilogy and Man of Steel 2 were never made, it is fortunate that Snyder's work will also serve as one of the many inspirations for this new version. Seeing how that plays out - and to what degree these influences are evident in the movie - is an exciting prospect. |
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🚨🚨🚨 UPDATES 🚨🚨🚨🚨 Things We Learned From James Gunn On The Set Of The 2025 DC Movie Superman. Our conversation with James Gunn and other journalists on the set of 2025's Superman revealed exciting new information about the first new DC Universe movie. Alongside a hopeful new Superman poster, plenty of details about the film have recently been made available, giving insight into the story, characters, and the shape of the universe being constructed. Some of these reveals were expected, while others were shocking. All of them, however, contribute to an incredible new vision for DC's Man of Steel. ScreenRant’s Rob Keyes attended a Superman set visit during production in Cleveland, Ohio in June, where they discussed the Superman movie and the wider DCU release schedule with James Gunn. This interview revealed much about how the movie would draw from the rest of the Superman movie roster, and also how it already clearly differs. Following this, much of what Gunn shared at this event helps to shed light on the new iteration of the DC hero, his supporting cast, and his world, which will hopefully continue to matter for many years. 15. Superman Starts In The Middle Of Things And Takes Place Over A Short Amount Of Time Gunn Emphasized How Much Has Already Occurred Before The Start Of The Film James Gunn confirmed that the film takes place with many of its pieces already set up. Superman is already Superman in the film, and several of his relationships have already been established. This has been vaguely known, but what is important here is that, referring to the film, James Gunn said, "It takes place over a short amount of time." Gunn explains that "We start right in the middle of the action" with the film, suggesting it begins at an exciting point of the story and keeps the pace from there. Much of this suggests a fast-paced tone for the film, with tensions and relationships already set up. This is a significant contrast to releases like Christopher Reeve's first film, which took a long, sprawling, and epic approach to the story of the Man of Steel. Instead, Superman will begin in medias res, starting likely at a point sure to grab viewers to ensure they're invested from the first moments of the movie. 14. Superman Is Less Of A Comedy Than The Suicide Squad And Guardians The Film Will Deviate From Gunn's Usual Style One of the biggest concerns raised about James Gunn's taking on Superman had to do with the director's tone. While Gunn has made some of the most acclaimed superhero films of the current era, those films, including Guardians of the Galaxy and The Suicide Squad, have had a distinctly irreverent and comedic tone. Many have worried that Gunn would bring that same brand of style and humor to Superman, a character who has not traditionally been portrayed this way in the past. Gunn addressed this, comparing Superman to his previous work, saying that "[i]t's humorous, but it's certainly as comic or as much of a comedy." While The Suicide Squad's funniest characters added a great dimension to that film, it seems that humor will be more restrained here. This will likely allow Superman to have more gravitas and room to grow the entire universe around itself. 1 Like 1 Share |
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🚨🚨🚨 UPDATES 🚨🚨🚨🚨 Kyle Chandler spotted rocking new lock as filming for Lanterns gearing to begin Hyped 💚💚💚
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Phant0mStranger:Press screening taking place at WB parking lot Yeah, we might also see the trailer this week 🔱💪
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